Independent Weekly
| Type | Alternative weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Publisher | Sioux Watson |
| Editor | Lisa Sorg |
| Founded | April 1983 |
| Headquarters | 302 E. Pettigrew St. Suite 3A Durham, NC 27701 United States |
| Circulation | 45,000 |
| ISSN | 0737-8254 |
| Official website | www.indyweek.com |
The Independent Weekly is a tabloid-format alternative weekly newspaper published in Durham, North Carolina, United States and distributed throughout the Research Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary) and counties (Wake County, Durham County, Orange County, and Chatham County).
The Independent is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies and has a progressive, liberal political perspective. Its first issue was published in April 1983. In September 2002, it acquired the area's other major weekly, Spectator, which was based in Raleigh and was well-known for its coverage of the arts; the name lives on as the name of the Independent's calendar of events.
Among alternative weeklies, the Independent Weekly has a national reputation for investigative and enterprise journalism. The Columbia Journalism Review has cited the newspaper for its "spine of steel."[citation needed]
In 2010, the Independent presented the inaugural Hopscotch Music Festival in downtown Raleigh. The three-day annual event happens in September and features local, national and international bands in just about every genre.
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[edit] Controversy
The Independent took a fervent pro-prosecution stance during the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case. [1]
[edit] Awards
The Independent's reporters have won most of the major national investigative awards, including the George Polk Award, the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, the Green Eyeshade Award for the South's best journalism, and the Baltimore Sun's H.L. Mencken Writing Award. The most recent national accolades were the 2007 and 2008 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism for stories written by Mosi Secret.
[edit] References
- ^ Crowther, Hal. "Sympathy for the Devils?". Indyweek.com. http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A33465. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
[edit] External links
- The Independent Weekly's website
- The Independent Weekly on Facebook
- The Independent Weekly on Twitter
- The Independent Weekly on MySpace
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